Harold Walter BLOCH: Geneastory

Generation: 1

Harold Walter BLOCH was born on 2 Jun 1912 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; died on 17 Aug 1998 in Lyon County, Minnesota; was buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Cottonwood County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-06073

Notes:

Harold was the informant for his mother’s death certificate. At the time of his mother’s death he lived in Eagle Bend.

Family/Spouse: Susan Lena SCHMIDT. Susan was born on 26 Jun 1911 in Minnesota; died on 4 Apr 1997 in Anoka County, Minnesota; was buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. James Edward BLOCH was born on 6 Jan 1937 in Nobles County, Minnesota; died on 9 Oct 2009 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried on 12 Oct 2009 in Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota.

Generation: 2

James Edward BLOCH

(1.Harold¹) was born on 6 Jan 1937 in Nobles County, Minnesota; died on 9 Oct 2009 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried on 12 Oct 2009 in Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota.

Notes:

Funeral services were conducted on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Casket bearers were Rod Pederson, Kenny Jerve, Galen Rud, Merrill Morlock, Rick Christenson and Mark Morlock. Interment was in the Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery.

James Bloch, of Montevideo, died on Friday, October 9, 2009 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 72.

James Edward Bloch was born on January 6, 1937 in Worthington, MN to Harold and Susan (Schmidt) Bloch. He attended Westbrook High School, graduating in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1956 and after serving four years, was honorably discharged in 1960. He spent seventeen months aboard ship in the Aleutian Islands, was stationed both in Adak and Kodiak, sailed down to Juneau and out to Attu (four times) and over the Arctic Circle to Kotzebue, stopping at Nome. Following his discharge, he worked at various companies before moving to Montevideo in 1966, where he worked at Control Data, which is currently known as MTI/SL. On December 13, 1975 he was united in marriage to Charlene Pederson at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. He was a member of Jevnaker Lutheran Church, holding numerous council positions and served one year as president. He loved to garden and was generous with his time helping others. He loved kids, doing crossword and sodoku puzzles, Nascar racing and out of door activities such as fishing and hunting.

Survivors include his wife, Charlene; four children: Cheryl (Greg) Tovsen, Prior Lake, MN; Steve (Judy) Bloch, Montevideo, MN; Scott (Julie) Bloch, Svea, MN and Lori (Tim) McNichols, Greenville, WI; nine grandchildren; a great grandson; three sisters and seven brothers.

Preceding him in death were his parents, a sister, two sisters-in-law, and a niece.

James married D.M. KNUDSEN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married C.M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]